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• Paulette Phlipot – Made You Look

  

  Fingers, don’t fail me now. I’m trying desperately to spell Paulette Phlipot’s last name right. It shouldn’t be that hard. After all, there are no accents requiring complex keystroke combinations. However, decades of typing have engrained certain

  by Charmian - June 27, 2012

• Berry-Lime Cornmeal Shortcakes

  

  By now, you’ve likely heard a lot about Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables written by Cheryl Sternman Rule and photographed by Paulette Phlipot.  You’ve likely seen some of its in-your-face photographs, read excerpts of the lig

  by Charmian - June 25, 2012

• Strawberry and Rhubarb En Papillote

  

  As if Friday isn’t reason enough to celebrate. Today is the first anniversary of Lynn Ogryzlo’s The Ontario Table, and I’m one of her virtual guests. I’m pretty chuffed to be asked to take part. Not only do I enjoy a party, I like hanging out wit

  by Charmian - June 22, 2012

• Father’s Day Pie

  

  How great is my dad? He’s so wonderful his son-in-law donned oven mitts and let his wife boss him about for 3 hours so there would be homemade pie for dessert on Father’s Day. How great is my husband? He’s so wonderful he donned oven mitts and le

  by Charmian - June 18, 2012

• Half an Hour Later in Newfoundland…

  

  When you read the post title, did you hear the authoritative voice of a CBC announcer in your head? If you’re Canadian, you probably did. If it simply confused you, you should know that Newfoundland, Canada’s easternmost province, not only has its o

  by Charmian - June 09, 2012

• Citrus-Cured Arctic Char

  

  I hate being “that person.” You know, the one who goes out to dinner with a group of friends and holds up everyone’s order because she asked the server where the tilapia came from. To ensure no one starved, I stopped asking. By default, I stopped or

  by Charmian - June 07, 2012

• The Good, The Bad and the Improvised

  

  This shouldn’t be happening. There are few worms in this soil, the ground has grown nothing but grass for 40 years, and the great big maple nearby calls dibs on all the nutrients. In spite of this, the beet are beginning to sprout. A week into the Famil

  by Charmian - June 04, 2012

• One-Day, One-Dollar

  Spend a dollar. Save a dinner.  Not a bad slogan. May 1st my app launched. A month later, I’m celebrating with a sale. Today only, Kitchen Disasters and Fixes is priced at $0.99. Both the iTunes version and the Android version are  2/3 off the regula

  by Charmian - June 01, 2012

• The Family Garden Project

  

  Who are these people and what on earth are they doing? No doubt this is what neighbours wonderd all last year as they saw a great circle of grass tilled, newspapers laid down, earth piled up and various people walking about the mess pointing, shrugging an

  by Charmian - May 29, 2012

• I’m on CTV today

  If you’re at home or have a TV recording device (VCR, PVR, DVR, JFK LMONP or whatever) I’m in Kitchener today on CTV’s News at Noon. I’ll be saving the world (or at least South Western Ontario) from senseless cooking disasters. Tune in as I show N

  by Charmian - May 22, 2012